The harmful Effects of excessive or insufficient Intake of Food

Excessive food, under the temptation of its taste, increases the blood pressure, causes indigestion and many other ailments, viz. pain in the joints, constipation, headache and bitter taste in the mouth, slothfulness, etc.

Pandering to taste produces ailments.

For his excessive indulgences, he receives only pain; from his enjoyments, he contracts diseases, and in the end, he wastes away.

Maru M1, 1034

More tasteful the food, more the diseases. He is not found without a Master.

The more he tastes, the more he is diseased; without the Guru, there is no peace and poise.

Malar M1, 1255

Meagre taking of food leads to loss of weight, blood insufficiency, prostration, faulty working of the lungs, low fever, restlessness, fear, coma and ultimately death.

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